The Solitary Spy: A Political Prisoner in Cold War Berlin (Boyd Douglas)(Pevná vazba)

The Solitary Spy: A Political Prisoner in Cold War Berlin (Boyd Douglas)(Pevná vazba)

Of the 2.3 million National Servicemen conscripted during the Cold War, 5,000 attended the secret Joint Services School for Linguists, tasked with supplying much-needed Russian speakers to the three services. The majority were in RAF uniform, as the Warsaw Pact saw air forces become the greatest

Solitary Spy - A Political Prisoner in Cold War Berlin (Boyd Douglas)(Paperback / softback)

Of the 2.3 million National Servicemen conscripted during the Cold War, 5,000 attended the secret Joint Services School for Linguists, tasked with supplying much-needed Russian speakers to the three services. The majority were in RAF uniform, as the Warsaw Pact saw air forces become the greatest

Checkmate in Berlin - The Cold War Showdown that Shaped the Modern World (Milton Giles)(Pevná vazba)

A compulsive page-turner about the battle for Berlin and control of the Western world in the aftermath of the Second World War from 'the master of narrative

Phantom in the Cold War: RAF Wildenrath 1977 - 1992 (Gledhill David)(Pevná vazba)

The McDonnell Douglas F4 Phantom was a true multi-role combat aircraft. Introduced into the RAF in 1968, it was employed in ground attack, air reconnaissance and air defense roles. Later, with the arrival of the Jaguar in the early 1970s, it changed over to air defense. In its heyday, it served as

Cold War Spy Stories from Eastern Europe (Glajar Valentina)(Pevná vazba)

During the Cold War, stories of espionage became popular on both sides of the Iron Curtain, capturing the imagination of readers and filmgoers alike as secret police quietly engaged in surveillance under the shroud of impenetrable secrecy. And curiously, in the post-Cold War period there are no

Betrayal in Berlin - George Blake, the Berlin Tunnel and the Greatest Conspiracy of the Cold War (Vogel Steve)(Paperback / softback)

A true Cold War espionage thriller set in the ultra-secret Berlin Tunnel - where British officer George Blake must run a high-stakes double cross to maintain his

Spy Who Came in from the Cold (Carre John Le)(Pevná vazba)

Cultural Topographies of the New Berlin (Bauer Karin)(Pevná vazba)

Since Unification and the end of the Cold War, Berlin has witnessed a series of uncommonly intense social, political, and cultural transformations. While positioning itself as a creative center populated by young and cosmopolitan global citizens, the 'New Berlin' is at the same time a rich site of

British Submarines in the Cold War Era (Friedman Norman)(Pevná vazba)

British Submarines in the Cold War Era shows how a combination of evolving strategic and tactical requirements and new technology produced successive types of submarines. It is based largely on unpublished and previously classified official documentation, and to the extent allowed by security

Targeted as a Spy: Surveillance of an American Diplomat in Communist Romania (Latham Ernest)(Pevná vazba)

An often overlooked aspect of the Cold War was the extent of diplomatic espionage that went on in the countries behind the Iron Curtain. Every Western Diplomat stationed in Soviet-bloc countries was targeted as a spy by the security apparatus in the respective countries. With the opening of

Special Forces Berlin: Clandestine Cold War Operations of the Us Army's Elite, 1956-1990 (Stejskal James)(Pevná vazba)

It is a little-known fact that during the Cold War, two U.S. Army Special Forces detachments were stationed far behind the Iron Curtain in West Berlin. The existence and missions of the two detachments were highly classified secrets. The massive armies of the Soviet Union and its Warsaw Pact allies

Military History of the Cold War, 1944-1962 (House Jonathan M.)(Pevná vazba)

The Cold War did not culminate in World War III as so many in the 1950s and 1960s feared, yet it spawned a host of military engagements that affected millions of lives. This book is the first comprehensive, multinational overview of military affairs during the early Cold War, beginning with

Free World - Art and Thought in the Cold War (Menand Louis)(Pevná vazba)

The Cold War was not just a contest of power. It was also about ideas, in the broadest sense - economic and political, artistic and

Global Development: A Cold War History (Lorenzini Sara)(Pevná vazba)

In the Cold War, 'development' was a catchphrase that came to signify progress, modernity, and economic growth. Development aid was closely aligned with the security concerns of the great powers, for whom infrastructure and development projects were ideological tools for conquering hearts and minds

Berlin: The Wicked City: Unveiling the Mythos in Weimar Berlin (Larkins David)(Pevná vazba)

The Wickedest City on Earth For the Call of Cthulhu RPG In the aftermath of the Great War, Berlin maintains a reputation for licentiousness. A place where anything can be had for the right price. It is a city of both hedonism and business; its streets overflow with disabled veterans, prostitutes,

Spy in Moscow Station - A Counterspy's Hunt for a Deadly Cold War Threat (Haseltine Eric)(Paperback / softback)

The thrilling, true, cold-war era story of counterespionage in Moscow and the clandestine eavesdropping arms

The Silence of Fallout: Nuclear Criticism in a Post-Cold War World (Shipley Morgan)(Pevná vazba)

This collection asks how we are to address the nuclear question in a post-Cold War world. Rather than a temporary fad, Nuclear Criticism perpetually re-surfaces in theoretical circles. Given the recent events at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan, the ripple of anti-nuclear sentiment the

Berlin - The Story of a City (White-Spunner Barney)(Pevná vazba)

As Germany marks the thirtieth anniversary of its unification since the end of the Cold War, international bestselling-author Barney White-Spunner celebrates the history of one of Europe's greatest

The Medic: A World War II Story of Imprisonment, Hope, and Survival (Swedberg Claire E.)(Pevná vazba)

Henry Chamberlain was one of the longest-term prisoners of war in World War II. Taken prisoner in the American surrender at Bataan in April 1942, he remained in Japanese captivity until September 1945. During three and a half years of imprisonment, as a medic he was a unique and unfortunate witness

Spy in Moscow Station - A Counterspy's Hunt for a Deadly Cold War Threat (Haseltine Eric)(Paperback / softback)

The thrilling, true, cold-war era story of counterespionage in Moscow and the clandestine eavesdropping arms

Spy Who Came in from the Cold (Carre John le)(Paperback / softback)

The classic Cold War thriller, published as a Penguin Essential for the first time. Alec Leamas is tired. It's the 1960s, he's been out in the cold for years, spying in Berlin for his British masters, and has seen too many good agents murdered for their troubles. Now Control wants to bring him in

The Widow Spy (Peterson Martha D.)(Paperback)

The Widow Spy is the first hand account of a true Cold War spy operation in Moscow, told exclusively by the CIA case offiicer who lived this experience. She was one of the first women to be assigned to Moscow, a very difficult operational environment. Her story begins in Laos during the Vietnam War

Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War (Coram Robert)(Pevná vazba)

John Boyd may be the most remarkable unsung hero in all of American military history. Some remember him as the greatest U.S. fighter pilot ever -- the man who, in simulated air-to-air combat, defeated every challenger in less than forty seconds. Some recall him as the father of our country's most

RAF and East German Fast-Jet Pilots in the Cold War: Thinking the Unthinkable (Walpole Nigel)(Pevná vazba)

_RAF and East German Fast-Jet Pilots in the Cold War_ is the result of ten years of research, involving many visits to the former German Democratic Republic by a small Anglo/German team of military specialists. Their purpose was to explore the lives of RAF and East German fighter and